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Australia is a participant in international anti-proliferation efforts designed to ensure that no exported uranium is used in nuclear weapons. [66] During the period of 2010 and 2013, Australia saw a debate about the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT). The tax, levied on 30% of the "super profits" from the mining of iron ore and coal in Australia.
Western Australia atlas of mineral deposits and petroleum fields is a multiple-edition summary of mining and petroleum activity in Western Australia in the twenty-first century. It was published in earlier forms by the earlier Department of Mines, later the Department of Industry and Resources, and most recently the Department of Mines and ...
This list of gold mines in Australia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines in the country organised by state. New South Wales [ edit ]
Mining in Western Australia is administered in terms of the administrative divisions of the:- Gold or Mineral Field; Goldfield District; There have also been various hierarchies of State Mining Engineer Inspectorate areas, as well as Mining Registrars Offices and areas.
Operational Status of Australian Mines and Mineral Deposits Status Count Comments Mineral Deposit: 2068: Under Development: 38: A mineral deposit that is currently under development Care And Maintenance: 95: Historic Mine: 1234: Operating Mine: 379: A mine that is currently operating and/or production Feasibility: 29
The most easily exploited deposit of the Toolebuc Formation, allowing open-pit mining, is located near Julia Creek. [1] Other deposits are the Permian Galilee and Bowen basins in Queensland, Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, and an oil shale – heavy mineral sand deposit in southern Western Australia. [3]
Bauxite mining in Australia is an economically significant industry both for Australia and globally. [2] The industry focuses on the mining of bauxite, the primary raw material for alumina and aluminium. [3] Australia is the world's largest bauxite producer, producing almost a third of global bauxite. [2]
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